rain taxi videos

Welcome to Rain Taxi’s video page! Here we present short films of author interviews, archived excerpts from readings past, and other on-the-fly camera work of authors in action. Enjoy!Page One Page TwoPage Three

Before a Minneapolis reading from his new book Finding Them Gone: Visiting China's Poets of the Past, Bill Porter (AKA Red Pine) sat down with Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer and author James Lenfestey to discuss his beginnings as a translator and how the best poetry comes directly from the heart.

Assigned to review Ted Levin’s America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake (University of Chicago Press, $35), our intrepid reviewer Michael Swingen instead made a 30-minute film about the book, the author, and the process of reviewing.

Wyatt at the Coyote Palace
An Interview with Kristin Hersh
We sit down for a chat with acclaimed author and musician Kristin Hersh, whose latest release is both a hardback book of stories and essays (and art, and lyrics) and a double album of new songs, all getting to “the heart of missing you.” Interviewed by Eric Lorberer

Minneapolis, June 2014 Rain Taxi sat down with Lily King, author of the novel Euphoria, a story loosely based on the life of Margaret Mead. She discussed her inspiration, process, and read excerpts from her book.